Centre Pierre Charbonneau

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Centre Pierre-Charbonneau
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Centre Pierre Charbonneau
Location3000, rue Viau
Montreal, Quebec
H1V 3J3
OwnerCity of Montreal
Capacity Basketball: 2,700
Construction
Opened1957
ArchitectPaul Lambert
Tenants
Montreal Matrix (ABA) (20052008)
Montreal Sasquatch (PBL) (2009)
Montreal Jazz (NBL Canada) (20122013)
Montreal Tundra (TBL) (2023present)
The Basketball League game between the Montreal Tundra and the Lehigh Valley Vipers, April 2023 MontrealToundra42023.jpg
The Basketball League game between the Montreal Tundra and the Lehigh Valley Vipers, April 2023

Centre Pierre Charbonneau is a community center located in the Olympic Park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was built in 1957 and its gymnasium holds 2,700 people. The arena has hosted a variety of events, including the wrestling events at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

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Events

In September 2016, Montreal Roller Derby hosted a 2016 International Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 1 roller derby playoff tournament at the venue. [1] [2]

Basketball

It has been the home arena for a variety of short-lived minor league basketball teams:

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References

  1. "D1 Playoffs Montréal, QC Sept 2-4 - About the venue". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. Pall, Navneet (4 September 2016). "Montreal hosts international roller derby tournament". Global News. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. "New Montreal Team Gets Name, Home, and Coach". NBL Canada . November 1, 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  4. 1 2 Lidbetter, Mark. "Montreal's sports teams-many have come only a few have remained". The Suburban Newspaper.
  5. "Montreal launches new professional American basketball franchise". Daily Hive. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

Coordinates: 45°33′42″N73°33′0″W / 45.56167°N 73.55000°W / 45.56167; -73.55000